Namkhai Yeshi
Spiritual Guide the Dzogchen Community, son and devoted disciple of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
Namkhai Yeshi was born in Italy in 1970. Son and student of Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu (1938-2018), Namkhai Yeshi received both Christian and Buddhist education and studied cinematography, philosophy, and computer science. His professional experience is in IT for medium-sized enterprises, where he has held positions of increasing responsibility.
As a child, H.H. Sakya Trizin recognized him as the reincarnation of his maternal uncle, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Wangchuk (1909-1960), giving him the name Jamyang Chökyi Nyima; in 2007, Namkhai Yeshi visited his monastery in Tibet.
At his father’s request, he has always been involved in the future of the Dzogchen Community, introducing modernity and technology to support its natural evolution.
Today, as holder of the transmission and lineage of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, he serves as spiritual guide of the international Dzogchen Community, dividing his time between family and work commitments and institutional duties.
Over the past five years, Namkhai Yeshi has trained in electronic music at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence and now composes music on the computer; he uses sound and the language of electroacoustic music to make ancient knowledge and meditative experiences accessible.
Upcoming teachings and performances by Namkhai Yeshi
27 September 2026
Anniversary of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Merigar West, Italy
It will be a very special day, opening in the morning with teachings by Master Namkhai Yeshi in the Gönpa of Merigar, followed in the afternoon by the inauguration, in Arcidosso, of Via Maestro Norbu (formerly Via Tibet); the day will continue with the celebration of MACO’s tenth anniversary, during which “Arté”, the site-specific exhibition by Namkhai Yeshi, will also be inaugurated.
The day will close in the evening with a concert in Via Maestro Norbu (formerly Via Tibet) in Arcidosso, where Namkhai Yeshi and Alessandro Di Maio will present their two new electronic music albums, both dedicated to the memory of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu: “27”, by Namkhai Yeshi, and “Sounds from the Bardo”, by Alessandro Di Maio.
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10 October 2026
Keroxen Festival, Tenerife
A site-specific sound installation by Namkhai Yeshi and Alessandro Di Maio
More information and registration links are available through the organisers.
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15-18 October 2026
Dzogchen Teachings – The 4 Chogshags
Dzamling Gar, Tenerife, Spain
The Teachings will take place both onsite and online from October 15th to the 18th, 2026, and will be given in English, with Spanish translation. Online streaming in several other languages will follow soon.The first session will begin on Thursday at 4:00 pm (Tenerife time, GMT+1), and the retreat will end around noon on Sunday.
Latest news
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Dear friends, We are pleased to announce that Namkhai Yeshi will give an online teaching as part of the Myriad Worlds Festival held at Kunsangar North. The webcast will be organized from the Merigar West Gönpa and will take place on August 8, 2026, at 9:30 - 11:30...
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Confidence in Liberation with Namkhai Yeshi
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Festival Espirito – World Spiritual Music
An artistic gathering dedicated to spiritual music as a universal language of consciousness and connection.
Webcast of the Retreat with Namkhai Yeshi
We are pleased to announce that the Dzogchen Teachings retreat with Master Namkhai Yeshi: Confidence in Liberation expected for June 19th to 22nd 2026 will be in webcast.
Confidence in Liberation – Retreat with Namkhai Yeshi, Merigar 19 – 22 June 2026
Dear all, we are pleased to announce that registrations for the Dzogchen Teachings retreat that Master Namkhai Yeshi will hold at Merigar from June 19th to 22nd 2026, are now open.
‘Resonating with You’, Retreat with Namkhai Yeshi
During the retreat I often had the sense of eternity in the moment: time dilation was an unavoidable reality! The inevitable last day of the retreat arrived too soon. Namkhai Yeshi kindly gave us some simple, sound advice: relax, enjoy, try to avoid extreme feelings and behaviors that promote these feelings.
Namkhai Yeshi Retreat at Merigar West
Master Namkhai Yeshi will hold a Dzogchen Teachings retreat at Merigar June 19th to 22nd.
Concert with Namkhai Yeshi – November 26th, 2025 in Bologna, Italy
The concert by Namkhai Yeshi and Alessandro Di Maio at the Teatro San Leonardo in Bologna on November 25th, 2025, is the result of a network of relationships, listening experiences, and affinities that have developed spontaneously, almost inevitably, over time.